Bollywood singer-composer Aadesh Shrivastava, who was battling a relapsed cancer, passed away post midnight in Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani hospital in Mumbai. He was 51. Shrivastava had been undergoing cancer treatment at the hospital in Andheri for over 40 days.
“Mr Aadesh Shrivastava (51) expired at 12.30 am on September 5, 2015 in Kokilaben Hospital due to cancer,” Dr Ram Narain of the hospital told PTI.
Shrivastava is survived by his wife, Vijeta Pandit, a former Bollywood actress and sister of music-composer duo Jatin-Lalit, and their two sons - Anivesh and Avitesh.
Earlier, Aadesh’s relatives had been putting up a brave front while updating media about his condition.
He has been undergoing chemotherapy but he is not responding to it. So, the doctors have stopped giving him chemotherapy. They have an alternate theory. Doctors are trying their best and Aadesh is fighting it bravely.
– Lalit Pandit, Aadesh Shrivastava’s brother-in-law
Shrivastava, who battled cancer five years ago, was diagnosed with the same disease again. He was said to be in a critical condition when he was admitted to the hospital.
The news of his illness broke recently after singing legend Lata Mangeshkar tweeted about it. Others from the industry had also expressed solidarity on Twitter.
Over the course of his career, Shrivastava had composed music for over 100 Hindi films. He was also a judge on the talent hunt show Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Challenge in 2005 and 2009.
He is well known for his work as a music director in movies like Raajneeti, Baabul, and Apaharan. He also composed the background score for movies like Chalte Chalte, Garv, Lakeer and Humraaz.